Tupperware

American  

[tuhp-er-wair] / ˈtʌp ərˌwɛər /

Trademark.

1. a brand name for plastic containers, used especially for food preparation and storage.

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Tupperware British  

/ ˈtʌpəweə /

noun

1. a range of plastic containers used for storing food

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Etymology

Origin of Tupperware

C20: Tupper , US manufacturing company + _ware ¹

Example Sentences

Stanley replaced door-to-door peddling with a “party plan” model, later popularized by Tupperware, in which products were sold at social gatherings.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026

Once unpacked from their toolboxes and Tupperware, the supplies lay like a potluck spread, free for the taking.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 11, 2025

There’s something about an icebox cake that feels like a relic from another life — one with hand-labeled Tupperware and block parties and the kind of ambition that fits in a 9×13.

From Salon • Jul. 29, 2025

TikTokers like Julie Kay and Catherine Benson make hay from the visual splendor of the well-apportioned kitchen, stocking their refrigerators like a particularly fancy hotel minibar and doing things with Tupperware you could never imagine.

From Slate • Mar. 15, 2025

There’s a sourdough loaf and butter, and a salad in a Tupperware bowl.

From "A Heart in a Body in the World" by Deb Caletti